Governor Returns Abortion Access Plan to Legislature

"No youth survivor of incest should have to ask their rapist for consent to an abortion," state Sen. Becca Rausch, D-Needham, said in a statement. "No young person should be forced to explain to a judge why they aren’t ready to be a parent. No one should be forced to leave the commonwealth in order to access the health care they need, especially during a deadly pandemic of epic proportions. By rejecting the Legislature’s work to remedy these wrongs -- wrongs imposed by state law on pregnant people throughout Massachusetts -- Gov. Baker clearly states that these circumstances are not only acceptable, but appropriate," Rausch continued. "The governor’s actions demonstrate blatant disregard for the health, safety and well-being of pregnant people all across this commonwealth, particularly pregnant people of color."